Getting ready for New Year's Eve in Times Square

December 31, 2012 8:13 AM

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Benjamin Nadorf, 4, fools around with his new glasses while waiting for the New Year in Times Square in New York, Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. One million people are expected to cram into the area for the countdown

Benjamin Nadorf, 4, fools around with his new glasses while waiting for the New Year in Times Square in New York, Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. One million people are expected to cram into the area for the countdown

Photo: Seth Wenig, AP

Benjamin Nadorf, 4, fools around with his new glasses while waiting... Photo-3967293.54518 - Westport News

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Pranav Patel of Toronto, is bundled up as he waits Monday morning, Dec. 31, 2012 for midnight in Times Square in New York, Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. An estimated 1 million people were expected to cram into district to see the crystal ball drop and countdown to 2013, organizers said. less

Pranav Patel of Toronto, is bundled up as he waits Monday morning, Dec. 31, 2012 for midnight in Times Square in New York, Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. An estimated 1 million people were expected to cram into ... more

Photo: Seth Wenig, AP

Pranav Patel of Toronto, is bundled up as he waits Monday morning,... Photo-3967287.54518 - Westport News

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Jackielyn Junio, center, from Silver Springs, Md., waits to be searched and claim a spot in Times Square in New York, Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. One million people are expected to cram into the area for the countdown. less

Jackielyn Junio, center, from Silver Springs, Md., waits to be searched and claim a spot in Times Square in New York, Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. One million people are expected to cram into the area for the ... more

People who arrived Monday morning Dec. 31, 2012, line a front row spot to watch the ball drop in Times Square in New York. An estimated 1 million people were expected to cram into district to see the crystal ball drop and countdown to 2013, organizers said. less

People who arrived Monday morning Dec. 31, 2012, line a front row spot to watch the ball drop in Times Square in New York. An estimated 1 million people were expected to cram into district to see the crystal ... more

NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 27: Workers install new Waterford Crystal triangles on the Times Square New Years Eve Ball at a media event on December 27, 2012 in New York City. The ball will once again descend a 141-foot tall flagpole to mark the beginning of 2013. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX *** less

NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 27: Workers install new Waterford Crystal triangles on the Times Square New Years Eve Ball at a media event on December 27, 2012 in New York City. The ball will once again descend a ... more

NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 27: Workers install new Waterford Crystal triangles on the Times Square New Years Eve Ball at a media event on December 27, 2012 in New York City. The ball will once again descend a 141-foot tall flagpole to mark the beginning of 2013. less

NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 27: Workers install new Waterford Crystal triangles on the Times Square New Years Eve Ball at a media event on December 27, 2012 in New York City. The ball will once again descend a ... more

NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 27: Workers install new Waterford Crystal triangles on the Times Square New Years Eve Ball at a media event on December 27, 2012 in New York City. The ball will once again descend a 141-foot tall flagpole to mark the beginning of 2013. less

NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 27: Workers install new Waterford Crystal triangles on the Times Square New Years Eve Ball at a media event on December 27, 2012 in New York City. The ball will once again descend a ... more

NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 27: Workers stand with new Waterford Crystal triangles on the Times Square New Years Eve Ball at a media event on December 27, 2012 in New York City. The ball will once again descend a 141-foot tall flagpole to mark the beginning of 2013. less

NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 27: Workers stand with new Waterford Crystal triangles on the Times Square New Years Eve Ball at a media event on December 27, 2012 in New York City. The ball will once again descend a ... more

NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 27: Kari Clark, wife of deceased longtime New Year's Eve host Dick Clark, poses while helping install new Waterford Crystal triangles for the Times Square New Years Eve Ball at a media event on December 27, 2012 in New York City. The ball will once again descend a 141-foot tall flagpole to mark the beginning of 2013. less

NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 27: Kari Clark, wife of deceased longtime New Year's Eve host Dick Clark, poses while helping install new Waterford Crystal triangles for the Times Square New Years Eve Ball at a media ... more

NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 27: Kari Clark, wife of deceased longtime New Year's Eve host Dick Clark, smiles before helping install new Waterford Crystal triangles for the Times Square New Years Eve Ball at a media event on December 27, 2012 in New York City. The ball will once again descend a 141-foot tall flagpole to mark the beginning of 2013. less

NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 27: Kari Clark, wife of deceased longtime New Year's Eve host Dick Clark, smiles before helping install new Waterford Crystal triangles for the Times Square New Years Eve Ball at a ... more